Overview
A good deal of consumer research is focused on social influence, since consumers make purchase decisions in the context of a social framework. This collection of innovative essays examines both the conscious and non-conscious effects of social influence on consumer behavior processes and outcomes, covering a wide variety of topics such as compliance, influence tactics, social networks, social relationships, family decision-making, and spokespersons.
The papers are authored by experts in consumer psychology from both psychology and marketing backgrounds. Some of their key insights include:
- The relationship between the target and the influence agent determines the effectiveness of influence tactics
- Priming consumers with products associated with social networks, such as iPhones for friends or refrigerators with families, makes those products become more attractive
- Negative associations of celebrity endorsers can transfer to the brand
- Cognitive dissonance underlies the question-behavior effect
- Family decision-making includes emotional contagion and mirroring
- Post-decisional information search is often conducted even when the search may reveal that a bad decision was made
- The fear-then-relief technique can lead to purchase.
The papers in this volume offer a rich assortment of research ideas which will prove valuable in furthering theoretical development in the social influence-consumer behavior area. This book will be of interest to consumer researchers and psychologists engaged in active empirical or conceptual work. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Social Influence.
This book title, Social Influence and Consumer Behavior, ISBN: 9781138844872, by Daniel Howard, Amna Kirmani, Priyali Rajagopal, published by Taylor & Francis (September 12, 2014) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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